Effectiveness of infection prevention measures featuring advanced source control and environmental cleaning to limit transmission of extremely-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Thai intensive care unit: An analysis before and after extensive flooding

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 116-121

  Apisarnthanarak, Anucha ^a   Pinitchai, Uayporn ^a   Warachan, Boonyasit ^b   Warren, David K ^c   Khawcharoenporn, Thana ^a   Hayden, Mary K ^d  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gram negative; Infection control; Intervention; Multidrug resistant; Resource limited setting

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUTH HYGIENE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; RASH; THAILAND;

GRAM NEGATIVE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVENTION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT; RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTING;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ADULT; AGED; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THAILAND;

EID: 84893186989     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.09.025     Document Type: Article

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